Dec 22, 2017 that ever since that season finale the idea of puting together the story of rhaegar, lyanna and jon snow just stuck with me. Oct 09, 2016 7 clues rhaegar targaryen is in game of thrones season 7. The rhaegarlyanna situation was the cause of roberts rebellion and the overthrow of the targaryens, so it was a pretty major event. A dance with dragons who did lyanna stark really love. As for my readers of winters dragon, i started the story in the summer so i. A forbidden love fantasy prince rhaegar loved his lady lyanna, and thousands died for it. I wonder if rhaegar loved lyanna, or was only going through the motions to fulfill the prophecy. Whats the story behind rhaegar targeryan and lyanna stark. There, jon snow, 998th lord commander of the nights watch, will face his. What evidence is there supporting an alternative parentage for jon snow.
The dance of the dragons was a civil war during targaryen rule of the seven kingdoms. What evidence is there supporting an alternative parentage. And after months of non continuous editing i can proudly say that i. Jon is awakened from the dream by jeor mormonts raven.
Rhaegar annulled his marriage to elia martell and married lyanna in secret with jon connington and arthur castus as their only witnesses. With a little help from the books, lets take a deeper look in life of one of westeros most controversial. Roberts version which is the official story that rhaegar abducted lyanna stark, imprisoned her and repeatedly raped her. For the targaryen war of succession, see dance of the dragons. List of a song of ice and fire characters wikipedia.
List of a song of ice and fire characters jump to navigation. He just claimed abduction out of blindness and frustration to the fact that lyanna stark did not love him. The interesting part is that jon didnt add in his mind something like rhaegar kidnapped and raped my aunt lyanna. The rhaegar and lyanna story parallels the bael the bard legend where the stark girl is kidnapped. Jon snow is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of fantasy. Rhaegar targaryen is the prince of dragonstone and son of the mad king aerys ii targaryen. Due to the lack of a male heir, viserys designated rhaenyra as his. A young ned stark with sister lyanna after she gave birth to jon snow. It saw the deaths of both rival monarchs, and the crowning of rhaenyras son, aegon iii. On the wall itself jon snow has been elected the 998th lord commander of the nights.
Jon connington, one of the former hands of the king to aerys targaryen and one of prince rhaegars closest friends. Game of thrones 7x07 rhaegar and lyanna get married. The fault in our stars by john green divergent by veronica roth mockingjay by. Aug 29, 2017 the official story oftrepeated about the illfated affair between rhaegar targaryen and lyanna stark, the sister of ned stark, is that rhaegar abducted lyanna, raped her and killed her. Rhaegar was popular with the smallfolk during his lifetime, but he died in roberts rebellion which was triggered in part by his abduction of lyanna stark. They swear a vow, and resolve to follow rhaegar s final order. There is no beauty standard, but rather, the blood limit factor. Lyanna starkrhaegar targaryen works archive of our own. As heirapparent, he was the prince of dragonstone and crown prince for the iron throne.
I started suspecting that jon was the son of lyanna and rhaegar a couple of books ago. Grrm updates on writing in the time of coronavirus. This probably ties into her unknown wildlingcotfwhatever bloodline that could also be where the familys recent warging and greensight abilities come from. Lets take a look at what we know, and ill weigh in wi.
Game of thrones season 7 episode 5 eastwatch reveals rheagar targaryen and lyannas starks relationship, as well as jon snows bastard status. Aug 20, 2017 he just claimed abduction out of blindness and frustration to the fact that lyanna stark did not love him. Even if jon is rhaegar s son, he would not be considered legally in line for the throne, given that hes a bastard. In jon s dream he sees through the eyes of his direwolf, ghost, who is hunting in the woods somewhere south of the wall. Licensed to youtube by audio network on behalf of audio network limited. That is, unless rhaegar actually married lyanna, and that this marriage was. The story of lyanna stark and rhaegar targaryen is presented in the books in such a way that we get two versions. But the book reading fandom has long suspected that lyanna ran off with rhaegar.
During the tourney of harrenhal, 3 young squires probably freys picked on an adult crannogman. He resides in the old quarters of donal noye, since stannis occupies the kings tower and the lord commanders. Rhaegar targaryen could end up playing a huge role in game of thrones, even though hes no longer alive. Lyanna stark and rhaegar targaryen major spoilers for got. Aug 25, 2017 everything you need to know about rhaegar targaryen and lyanna stark on game of thrones share. Rhaegar and lyanna survive to face the consequences of.
The baratheonstark version of events is that rhaegar abducted and raped lyanna, and she died of her injuries before ned could get to the tower of joy to rescue her after rhaegar s death at the battle of the trident. The fact that jon and tyrion experienced a brief connection while discussing dragons is significant, because both men grew up ostracized in. At the end of a dance with dragons, does varys know. Recall the description in which rhaegar found lyanna posted above.
Feb 14, 2014 as mentioned in my last post, ive got three new working theories as of refinishing a game of thrones. Prince rhaegar loved his lady lyanna, and thousands died for it. Skipping ahead to the world of westeros as fans know it, as opposed to what rhaegar might have believed, jon snow did turn out to be a head of the dragon, as is his aunt, daenerys rhaegars sister. In the east, daenerys targaryen, the last scion of house targaryen, rules with her. Reality tv love island the masked singer dancing on ice. The family who can withstand fire and control dragons probably has some sort of deeper purpose viewers should witness, and actually. If jon is rhaegar and lyannas son, why is he not more. Comments showing 150 of 96 96 new post a comment previous 1 2.
Rhaegar targaryen revelation confirms jon snows lineage. We will see jon grow up alongside viserys and daenerys, and him coming into contact with his stark family down the road. Many readers believe that jon is not the son of eddard stark. Rhaegar says f you to his kingdom and runs away with lyanna ala romeo and juliet forever. Lyanna mormont was named for my lord fathers sisters. In the dream ghost is aware of the presence of the other stark direwolves nymeria, shaggydog and summer. Prince rhaegar targaryen was the firstborn son of king aerys ii targaryen and his sisterwife, queen rhaella. This was as good as confirmed in my mind by ser barristans memories of ashara dayne committing suicide after giving birth to a stillborn bastard after running into the arms of a stark.
Reasons to doubt that jon snow isnt rhaegar and lyanna starks son. A war of succession between aegon ii and his halfsister rhaenyra over their father viserys is throne, the war was fought from 129 ac to 1 ac. Season 6 of game of thrones finally revealed that jon snow is almost certainly the child of lyanna stark and rhaegar targaryen, although hes still considered neds bastard. According to game of thrones season 7 spoilers, jon isnt really a bastard child at all. A dance with dragons spoilers jon snows fate showing. Rhaegar loved lady lyanna and thousands died for it. The war lasted for three years, and by the time it came to an end nearly all of the targaryen dragons had been killed. Game of thrones audiobook by steve love adwd jon ii youtube. The described conditions share dramatic similarities to the weather in which mired stanniss army in a dance with dragons. Aegon targaryen, long believeddead son of prince rhaegar targaryen and elia of dorne. In those conditions, the horses in stanniss army had begun dying of exposure, exhaustion and starvation.
A dance with dragonschapter 3 a wiki of ice and fire. Daenerys is the daughter of rhaegar and ashara dayne ads by curse. Spoilers extended which were book jons feelings about. This is the proof that rhaegar had a child with lyanna, and that child was loved enough that she wanted to keep the baby safe. Barristan said in a dance with dragons that prince rhaegar. In a dance with dragons, jon was talking with stannis about lyanna mormont.
As mentioned in my last post, ive got three new working theories as of refinishing a game of thrones. Ned passes the baby boy off as his own bastard because lyanna asks him to protect the baby from king robert who would surely kill rhaegar s heir if he knew the truth, and thats how jon snow. The truth about what happened between rhaegar targaryen and lyanna stark has yet to be revealed on game of thrones. Everything you need to know about rhaegar targaryen and lyanna stark on game of thrones share. Instead, he is the son of prince rhaegar targaryen and eddards sister lyanna. Martins characters usually have some gray to them, i see this as rhaegars stain. Jul 30, 2017 daenerys targaryen, and viserys targaryen survived, along with jon snow, who was recently revealed to be rhaegar and lyannas bastard child. Lyanna and rhaegar supposedly fell in love at the tourney at harrenhal.
Jon snow was raised as ned starks illegitimate son and serves as the point of view character in 42 chapters throughout a game of thrones, a clash of kings, a storm of swords, and a dance with dragons. Game of thrones fans have been speculating for years on the love story of rheagar targaryen and lyanna stark. A song of ice and fire, book 5 audible audiobook unabridged. What wouldve happened if rhaegar and lyanna stark never hooked up. One name that has kept coming up is rhaegar targaryen and the finale of season seven. I started considering this first one while reading a feast for crows and a dance with dragons and getting revealing pov chapters from cersei and jon connington among others about rhaegars personality. Here we have an excerpt from book five, a dance with dragons, wherein our hero jon snow deals out justice to the treacherous lord janos. In the east, daenerys targaryen, the last scion of house targaryen, rules with her three. He ties directly into a theory involving jon snow and the tower of joy. Rhaegar did not abduct lyanna a blog of ice and fire.
Aemma died during the birth, and her son died a day later. Even if jon is rhaegars son, he would not be considered legally in line for the throne, given that hes a bastard. In fact, rhaegar targaryen got married to lyanna stark, because it was indeed all mutual. If varys is quarter as intelligent as he appears, he probably has very strong suspicions. On his breastplate was the threeheaded dragon of his house, wrought all in rubies that flashed like fire in the sunlight. The baratheonstark version of events is that rhaegar abducted and raped lyanna, and she died of her injuries before ned could get to the tower of joy to rescue her after rhaegars death at the battle of the trident. The westerosi idea of physical attractiveness is constructed around ones house. This article contains spoilers from season 7, episode 5 eastwatch. Barristan selmy thoughts during chapter 67 of a dance with dragons. A few months after lyanna s and rhaegar s secret marriage, lyanna discovered she was with child. Because rhaegar was already married, and lyanna was a maiden betrothed to robert baratheon, rhaegar wooings of lyanna was considered an outrageous. Ned passes the baby boy off as his own bastard because lyanna asks him to protect the baby from king robert who would surely kill rhaegars heir. And a year before roberts rebellion after the tourney at harrenhal, rhaegar annulled his marriage to elia martell and married lyanna in secret with jon connington and arthur castus as their only witnesses.
If he kept rhaegar and lyanna prisoner in kings landing, word would surely get out about it and people are back to supporting rhaegar over him, only now violently. Dr lyanna s kidnapping wasnt rhaegar s idea, and it wasnt consensual eloping by lyanna and rhaegar, it was orchestrated by king aerys ii. Who exactly were lyanna stark and rhaegar targaryen. The other two dragons being named after rheagar and drogo her sun and stars, basically people she actually did love. Jun 14, 2017 the westerosi idea of physical attractiveness is constructed around ones house. In jon iv agot, he tells sam he always walks deeper into the crypts but wakes up.
The rhaegar lyanna situation was the cause of roberts rebellion and the overthrow of the targaryens, so it was a pretty major event. The richer, the more powerful and more royal the house, the more is the beauty of its clan members. What is the end of a dance with dragons meant to convey about the fate of this character. Wylla apparently worked in starfall seat of house dayne f. Thus robert baratheon, whom lyanna was betrothed to, started a war to save her that ultimately brought down the targaryen dynasty. Well, first it means jon snow has the blood of the dragon, and is therefore potentially. Aegon targaryen, longbelieveddead son of prince rhaegar targaryen and elia of dorne. Jun 28, 2016 rhaegar targaryen could end up playing a huge role in game of thrones, even though hes no longer alive. Who is game of thrones rhaegar targaryen again, and why is he. This began a devastating civil war that tore apart the seven kingdoms, known as the dance of the dragons, as it was the only war in which both sides had dragonriders.
Daenerys is the daughter of rhaegar and ashara dayne a. Game of thrones 7x07 rhaegar and lyanna get married youtube. He shares the stark family values of honour, and tries to stay morally correct and honest, even when forced to act otherwise. Thats right, during the dance of dragons, queen rhaenyra formed an alliance. The reason rhaegar took lyanna in first place is unknown, but unknown to many, lyanna wasnt taken against her will. Hes the crown prince and if it was okay for targs to have 2 wives then why cant he just outright court her.
One would think someone would have spoken up, to say rhaegar s son, by lyanna stark lives. A dance with dragons spoilers jon snows fate showing 1. Rhaegar and lyanna by fireeaglespirit a song of ice and fire. Daenerys targaryen, and viserys targaryen survived, along with jon snow, who was recently revealed to be rhaegar and lyannas bastard child. Jon is not a bastard at all but, rather, legitimate. So far she is the only character to appear in all 5 books as a pov character. Rhaegar and viserys similarities on game of thrones. The unexpected game of thrones event that could legitimize. Aug 24, 2017 many assume that womans name was lyanna stark. They had come together at the ford of the trident while the battle crashed around them, robert with his warhammer and his great antlered helm, the targaryen prince armored all in black.
Jon snow is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels by american author george r. Assuming that lyanna wasnt kidnapped and that they married. The conflict also resulted in the death of three of rhaenyra. Tyrion, dani, jon snow but meanwhile adds subplots not present in the tv series. Lyanna stark and rhaegar targaryen major spoilers for. A midwife is the only person i can think of, who would have been at the birth. As of the end of a dance with dragons, which is the fifth and final. Rhaegar and lyanna disappeared together to the tower of joy early in roberts rebellion. In the a song of ice and fire novels, rhaenyra was the daughter of king viserys i, and his only child to survive the cradle by his first wife, aemma of house arryn who died after giving birth to prince baelon targaryen.
Nope but another targaryen, whom the reader has spent a whole 30. Lyanna the grey meditations on a song of ice and fire. Sep 02, 2017 rhaegar and viserys similarities on game of thrones. Martin, and its television adaptation game of thrones, in which he is portrayed by english actor kit harington. What ive been wondering is, who can prove jon snows parentage if rahegar and lyanna are his parents.
Bran goes to a flashback and reveals jons true heritage and name, aegon targaryen. To protect lyanna and jocough the unborn heir with their lives. It is an au about what would have happened had rhaegar and lyanna survived roberts rebellion. The popular theory is that rhaegar fell in love with lyanna. In a dance with dragons, jons leadership of the nights watch is complicated by. Lets close up the mailbag of thrones with aryas next.